Dizzy: The Complete History

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So, so, so many people to thank!
Firstly, a massive shout out to NOVABUG for his script help, fact-checking help, and all the support over the years! If you are interested in checking out my AMSTRAD goodness go subscribe…
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Obviously, a massive shout out goes to FUSION RETRO BOOKS too! The DIZZY Book they published was a huge help in the creation of this video
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The Oliver Twins also deserve a massive shout out due to their help with the ending of this video. Go check out their website if you want to play the vast majority of their games right now FOR FREE!
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@krisorgan 11 ай бұрын

Wow the Oliver twins are absolutely amazing grafters, we’ve got a lot to thank them for. The Oliver’s are to gaming what black sabbath is to heavy metal. Creators, forefathers of gaming. Geniuses.

@pleasedontwatchthese9593 3 жыл бұрын

I wish more people knew about Dizzy. Its sad that their kickstarter failed.

@danieluchwal3515 3 жыл бұрын

They had a Kickstarter????? I played Treasure Island on my Amiga just never finished it as a kid I sucked at it

@derealized797 3 жыл бұрын

There is a new Dizzy game in the works, or so I just read. I was looking it up to what I can find, I really like old games, like especially old PC games. There's so much good stuff that people miss out on. And barely anyone gives a crap when i try to recommend them, the only people I meet that are cool enough to appreciate them, are all online randomly spaced out around the world.

@ExcitingOnion 3 жыл бұрын

@@danieluchwal3515 I didn't know either! I would've supported for sure

@robert23456789 3 жыл бұрын

well when you dont promote it offline and the idea is like 20 years old it will fail

@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын

It's more of a case of people outside of the UK knowing about Dizzy.

@Novabug 3 жыл бұрын

Was an honour and a pleasure working with you on this Slopes, and I thankyou again for reaching out to me, and even have me write some of script! This is the kind of video which is what retro gaming history is all about. The Oliver's are icons of the British gaming lore, and this is such a homage to them. To see such positive feedback for it in heartwarming, and it really is on the finest projects you have done. A long wait, but so so worth it. Kudos my friend. Dizzy Forever.

@big_ry82 3 жыл бұрын

Loved your input. Will definitely check out your channel

@sonicheadfuck 3 жыл бұрын

Yous done a great job with this. Really done Dizzy some proper justice.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to have you involved :D was a great effort

@adventuretaco7140 3 жыл бұрын

Great collabo!!

@TheTenthArt 3 жыл бұрын

Was Dizzy the first Metroidvania!?

@JamesJacksonKFPDad999 3 жыл бұрын

HIGH-FIVE! You convinced this American who never gave a hoot about Dizzy to watch a 75-minute documentary on the entire series. Fantastic work!

@607 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I just listened to the interview with you on The Retro Hour, this morning. I had not heard of your channel before, but I liked the sound of well researched videos about games, so I decided to look you up. Looks like I did so at the perfect time! Dizzy is one of my favourite franchises, and The Oliver Twins are fantastic people. :)

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

That's fantatsic! a huge thanks

@mikethetowns 3 жыл бұрын

Yo, any chance of a link? Always up for a new thang to listen to on me now sought after 2020 walks haha.

@607 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikethetowns It's episode 104. It's old, but I started listening to the podcast in 2018 (it started in 2016) and am listening less quickly than they come out. :P If you're interested in the Oliver Twins, by the way: they were on the same podcast's 22nd episode.

@mikethetowns 3 жыл бұрын

@@607 been dabbling into indie game stuff for like...fifteen years (a tad lazily though haha) so the Oli twins are a massive inspiration so imma check both out, cheers for the heads up.

@mikethetowns 3 жыл бұрын

Oh and i'll put it out there now; being Oliver Twins related this is the prequel to Indie Game The Movie haha ;D

@lifeschool 3 жыл бұрын

Dan, I was ready to call you out on your facts, but the research for this episode went above and beyond perfection and into the realms of immortality. Quick story. I bought Dizzy 3 and was struggling so I rang the help line. But the tape was on a loop, so I had to wait for it to loop all the way back, and to the point where I was stuck. Later I got stuck again, and this time I played the whole tape, thinking I could memorise the whole thing. I didnt. I went back and played the whole tape again. This time I wrote everything down. Long story short, the phone bill cost me £70; which I paid back over the next 10 years. Thats the most expensive budget game I ever bought. £73.99 in total.

@lifeschool 3 жыл бұрын

@DejaVoodooDoll - You could say it was my dearest C64 game. ;) I got the tin Dizzy badge to prove it.

@ht8520 Жыл бұрын

As a past and current retro gamer from the U.S., i didnt know much about dizzy. but what a treat to dive into these old uk gems. Thank you slope for showing me dizzy so i could experience these games.

@jamiecranton 3 жыл бұрын

Sent this video too my dad and hes gonna watch it later. Me and him used to play dizzy for hours when I was a kid

@Gatorade69 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like you have a lot of respect for the franchise. I am one of those rare Americans who knows about the character. I actually owned Fantastic Dizzy on the genesis and loved it though I never could get past a certain part. Seemed like nobody ever knew what game I Iwas talking about. Edit : Dizzy for Smash.

@DragonNexus 3 жыл бұрын

Not being able to complete Fantastic Dizzy without savestates is no bad thing. That mine cart section is brutal.

@jonahabenhaim1223 3 жыл бұрын

Dizzy and Pacman would be best buds

@WesleyScottOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

The music in Fantastic Dizzy for the mega drive is possibly the best music in ANY game ever made. Every time I hear it I'm instantly transported to xmas '93 when i 1st played it. LOVE that game.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

I adore it too

@biodynamic91 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean! It's really nostalgic for me as well, I even went through the trouble of beating the game a few years ago just to capture the music directly from the Mega Drive. What a gem that game is!

@LiLL0047 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this video together, Slopes! I’m 33 and from the US. Fantastic Dizzy is a game that my mom used to play with me and my sister when we were kids. This game/franchise is so important to me and my childhood. My mom died of cancer when I was still a kid and playing this game with her created a core memory that gets me through tough times. I was very interested in this video and appreciate all the hard work it took to put this awesome video together. Thank you! 🥚

@sheilaburrowes9081 Жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful story mate

@MichaelSkilling 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! So many childhood memories playing Dizzy in the 80's and early 90's on my Commodore 64 and Amiga. I spent many hours with Fast Food Dizzy and jumping on that shark fin in Magicland Dizzy gave me nightmares as a kid! Probably my favourite complete history though I enjoy most of the videos. Great work!!!

@thedude5295 3 жыл бұрын

Huge Dizzy fan from the US here since I was a little kid and first played Treasure Island Dizzy on Quattro Adventure on a rental. A few years later I found the Dizzy standalone game (I can't remember the name now) at a local swap meet and had the only other gold cartridge in my collection outside of the Zelda games. Was cool to later find out how many Dizzy games there actually were with emulation.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 3 жыл бұрын

🙌 I'd seen Dizzy on the 4 in one NES collection carts, but I never knew his detailed history. Well done!

@imniceboyever 7 ай бұрын

Hello There!

@Cor82 3 жыл бұрын

Drop Dead Fred was on TV in the US a lot back in the early 90s and introduced me to Rik Mayall. So when Comedy Central started airing a show that he was in, I watched it. And that's how a yank learned what The Young Ones was. Plus they had an episode where Motorhead played Ace of Spades. I couldn't pass that up.

@BalooUriza 3 жыл бұрын

Ended up making it over here from AVGN about the Deck Enhancer, which had a number of Dizzy titles. Had no idea this was A Big Thing in the UK.

@bonecanoe86 3 жыл бұрын

Likewise, as an American I never heard of Dizzy before the AVGN episode.

@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын

I blame the echo chamber that goes on for Nintendo platforms and gaming history.

@sheilaburrowes9081 Жыл бұрын

@@pferreira1983 Quite right. I don't blame Americans of course but most of them have a _huge_ chunk missing from their knowledge of retro gaming history due to their lack of exposure to European micros.

@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын

@@sheilaburrowes9081 The issue I have is that the American KZfaqrs are the loudest voices in teaching retro gaming history. There's millions of games not experienced by US gamers that have been released.

@KentSurvival 3 жыл бұрын

wow, that was quite an accomplishment buddy! well done.

@RhysWynne 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video. Huge fan of the Dizzy series and was a lovely retrospective. Magicland was my first and the music is still in my head.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment mate. Glad it bought back the memmories

@robertboucher3217 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this one! Always love your complete histories and remember when I first discovered your channel asking about a Dizzy one. Fond memories of these on the Amstrad! Don't often comment but always watch. Only made one request before and that was for Dizzy. So after watching this I'm going to put out another request I'd love to see. U.N. Squadron! My all time favourite shmup with an absolute belter of a soundtrack which I have many remixes of, not to mention all my tee's of the franchise! :D I've actually never played the arcade game which is shocking for me. Anyways, keep up the stellar work!

@jamison85 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a half-Brit that grew up outside of the UK, but I watched The Young Ones religiously as a kid. I think we had everything on VHS, and I even showed part of an episode at school when my English teacher badgered me into bringing "something British" to class - needless to say, it was shut off after a few minutes because no one could understand it. Also, Rik Mayall died far, far too soon. Great video, Daniel!

@DyceFreak 3 жыл бұрын

Dizzy, the acid trip of a Sega Genesis rental that I had to convince myself actually happened. Although I only had the game for a weekend, this Codemasters classic stuck with me for life. None of my friends have ever mentioned the game so I'm probably one of the few American fans.

@MB-nt2pb 3 жыл бұрын

To this day, Magic land Dizzy is my favourite game of all time. The music was great and the puzzles for a kid of about 6-7 were challenging but fun enough to keep it entertaining. I had the entire Dizzy series and other than spellbound which I felt was far too long and frustrating with the wind tunnel and rocks, every game was great.

@matthagen67 3 жыл бұрын

Code Masters had some really great games. Fantastic Dizzy, Ultimate Stuntman, Micro Machines, Big Nose the Caveman, Super Robin Hood. Boy, did they have phenomenal music and gameplay.

@chillhour6155 Жыл бұрын

Also every single one of their racing games

@chalupacabra1727 3 жыл бұрын

I have all THE YOUNG ONES on DVD. lol. Great show.

@antster1983 3 жыл бұрын

And all that I knew was the hole in my shoe which was letting in water.

@kenny-dreadful 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for this. Childhood faves! Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy, and the Mega Drive ones were awesome. Remember watching my cousin complete the first one on the Amstrad. Seemed like an impossible game to finish.

@WraithTDK 3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is in America, this guy was always just the face of unlicensed knock-off NES products. I remember him from the 80's, but I honestly had no idea that he had any actual significance whatsoever.

@BagOfMagicFood 3 жыл бұрын

And to think, if Nintendo hadn't taken so much offense at game cheating devices, CodeMasters could have been just another Nintendo-licensed developer, their games known to millions more Americans.

@WraithTDK 3 жыл бұрын

@@BagOfMagicFood I doubt they cared. They were blowing their noses with thousand dollar bills at the time.

@BagOfMagicFood 3 жыл бұрын

@@WraithTDK Ah, you're saying Nintendo could afford to be picky at the time?

@WraithTDK 3 жыл бұрын

@@BagOfMagicFood absolutely

@bransonwalter5588 3 жыл бұрын

@@BagOfMagicFood they could literally tell publishers how much they were going to get in royalties, how many games they were going to sell per year, and the number of games they could make per year. Nintendo was actually sued over their practices for all this.

@ReinaHW 3 жыл бұрын

Dizzy was very much my first experience of a mascot game before Sonic, only ever completed one Dizzy game - Magicland Dizzy - but kept trying on each game I played to try and improve. It's sad to hear how badly the twins were treated by greedy publishers who only cared about making a profit instead of supporting quality games and a pair of clearly very talented developers. Dizzy is very much one of the pinnacles of British gaming to this day.

@BlastProcessing 3 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant mate, definitely one of your best videos. It's easy to forget just how many Dizzy games there were! Nice to see Novabug in there too :)

@ScottsGameAsylum 3 жыл бұрын

I played Dizzy on the megadrive and to be honest it wasn't for me. But I will say this retrospect is fantastic. Great work Dan & Chris!

@GameHammerCG 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was a massive project and it's been great to watch it. A chance to re-live some of the old days of my gaming youth. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the nostalgia!

@ianfleming8532 2 жыл бұрын

So many good memories. From the 1 life frustration of Treasure Island to successfully finishing Fantasy World (also the first Dizzy game I properly completed)..great work as always :)

@Newlife2811 3 жыл бұрын

Hey hey man, I had to pause the video at 33:45 because you said to let you know if we live outside the UK. I live in a small but growing town called Lindsay in Ontario Canada and yes indeed sir I am still watching and loving every second of this history of Dizzy/Codemasters. I have to say I am a huge fan of Dizzy, even that's an understatement. First video game I ever played was at 3 years old and it was treasure island dizzy on the NES, it was in the Quattro adventure cart. I unfortunately never had the older systems to play the other games but did play Fantastic adventures of dizzy as well and film futher in love. It got so bad I started having dreams where I was at my babysitters place as a kid/ or my own house and would just find random cartridges for Dizzy games and play them. They would be completely different levels and it blew my mind! There is a game on the PS4 called Dreams and I am slowly but surely actually remaking a combined world of most of the dizzy games. I.e Magic land dizzy, fantastic adventures, treasure island, crystal kingdom dizzy.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds incredible. Do glad ya like the documentary. Really enjoyed making this :D keep me posted via social media when your project is done

@rwentfordable 8 ай бұрын

How's your project going?

@OliverTwins 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video!!! Thanks Slopes!

@benstylus 3 жыл бұрын

American here who first played Dizzy on the Genesis. It and Micro Machines are what led me to be a Codemasters fan, and when the Oliver Twins Collection was announced for the Evercade, I knew I had to buy an Evercade so I could experience more Dizzy. Was not disappointed. This video was great to see some of the other Dizzy games and spinoffs I've never had the pleasure of playing. So, thanks.

@JeremiahEcks777 3 жыл бұрын

Does anybody else feel sorry for the twins, how the games industry swallowed up so much of their creativity?

@Gilhelmi 3 жыл бұрын

One of the nice things about the modern era. Steam and GoG lets people self-publish. Yeah, there are problems. But a driven, self-motivated person can create a game a sell it. (Not for a lot, but still some) A small studio can become quite good. Klie (Oxygen Not Included, etc.), Concerned Ape with Stardew Valley, and a couple other small devs.

@pferreira1983 Жыл бұрын

Happens to all developers really, especially ones that belong to a third party studio.

@Dreadpirateflappy 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a great video, Dizzy was such a massive part of my childhood, Treasure island dizzy was my first Dizzy game, but still haven't ever completed it. owned all the dizzy games and spin off apart from fantastic Dizzy (my dad wouldn't pay the extra money for it.) Nostalgia is hitting me like a brick watching this.

@thedude5295 3 жыл бұрын

50:41 - Super Robin Hood. Best NES Codemasters song and a true classic for anybody who grew up with it.

@Heyoka86 3 жыл бұрын

Fantasy World Dizzy on the ZX Spectrum was the first video game I encountered as a young child that opened my mind showing me that games can be something more than fast-twitch simple action games like Galaga. I was entranced by it. After that I played Magicland Dizzy and I loved it even more.

@stevefowler771 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Brought back many memories of playing dizzy on my Amstrad CPC 464, how time flies, great times. The Oliver twins are super talented, so many classics! Let the good times roll!

@Jermyn78 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I used to be a big fan of Dizzy back in the day (mostly the adventure games, wasn't keen on the arcaded ones), starting off with Fantasy World Dizzy, although my fave game in the series was Magicland. Ironic that a glitch for Spellbound Dizzy gets a mention - my copy of said game had a glitch where it would not register the command to give the shamrock to the leprechaun.

@BagOfMagicFood 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard of that glitch! From the smaller version, right? I remember hearing there was a workaround where you stand in a certain spot...

@andrubis468 3 жыл бұрын

The first game I ever finished was paperboy on the c64, second was Treasure Island Dizzy on the c64

@kris4247 3 жыл бұрын

True skills

@FatherStack 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, guys! I'm a huge Dizzy fan. My favourite was always Magicland Dizzy. It's one of the most nostalic games for me. The first game I ever completed was Prince of the Yolk Folk. Does anyone remember Slightly Magic? I don't think the Oliver's had anything to do with it, but had kind of a Dizzy vibe.

@xaxos9273 3 жыл бұрын

The Young Ones is my favorite British sitcom.

@gamertron1991 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this indepth look at the history of dizzy and the Oliver twins, thanks for all the effort you guys put into this video

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

More than welcome many thanks

@PixelsAtDawn 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Dan. Dizzy will always have a special place in my heart, especially on the Spectrum. Such a charming and welcoming character for the 8 bit platforms.

@hppotion1830 3 жыл бұрын

Thank so much for this video, cheered me up so much, which is so needed in this world at the moment. So much of my childhood weekends where me and my friends playing the Spectrum versions of this series.

@enjoythepig 3 жыл бұрын

Well being an American I've heard about you hyping this for sometime and thought "what the hell is he talking about?" But it was indeed worth the hype. I have never seen more comprehensive coverage on any topic on KZfaq, and the ability to comprehensively cover topics is the beauty of KZfaq. I need to watch this again and take notes so I can start experiencing Dizzy for myself. Really, really, really good work!

@houstonjdd 3 жыл бұрын

I had learned via QVC or what was the Shopping Channel or network. I begged my Mom to get Dizzy for the NES since they boasted so much about the adventure, it just LOOKED AWESOME. I got it, died twice, and never played it again.

@ChaseDanny 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, really interesting and nostalgic. Magicland was always my favourite. Dizzy forever!

@davidtylergameshunter6585 3 жыл бұрын

This is def the best “history” video you have done in my opinion! So in depth. I was real young when I had dizzy games on C64 floppys and tapes... I had no idea how many there were, I though 2 or 3 of them were the same game! My faves were Dizzy down the rapids and Treasure island Dizzy. I loved the original but was so hard, especially as a 4+ year old! I could never use the bloody snorkel 😂

@VanessaAndTheShadows 3 жыл бұрын

Lived in North America all my life - sort of heard of Only Fools and Horses but don't think I've seen it. The Young Ones though? They got shown afterschool growing up on our Comedy Central around 4pm or so and watched every episode! Still like to use Vyvyan's line "What I need is a drill, some hedge-trimmers, and a gallon of ordinary household bleach..." to the confusion of most of my coworkers

@LeanneMustafa 3 жыл бұрын

one of the very first video games i ever played on my dad's computer. MS DOS was technically my first gaming platform. I played Dizzy a lot, alongside Doom, Golden Axe, Tunnels of Armageddon, F15 Eagle Strike 2, and my personal favorite; Into The Eagle's Nest

@dylanthomas9907 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video takes me back to playing my first dizzy game 'magicland' on the old Amstrad with green screen monitor. It stopped working one day and all I kept getting was read error a. 30 years later and I finally finished it

@radleybuttons7830 3 жыл бұрын

American here. Got introduced to The Young Ones via really early Comedy Central. Still my favorite TV show of all time.

@MisterWillX 3 жыл бұрын

I used to watch it on MTV in the eighties! It was so funny and weird to 10 year old me.

@DragonNexus 3 жыл бұрын

It was amazing to hear there was talk back in the day of making an American version of it. The writers sat down with some Hollywood types and one of the things they were asked is "Who's the hero?" They were just baffled. "None of them?" The hollywood types were equally baffled. "Then who's the audience meant to root for?" There was a lot of confusion all around as the TV execs from America just didn't get it. There was a similar problem with Red Dwarf where they tried to make Lister a tall, dashing hero character in the pilot (this was mocked in the season 5 episode 6 "Back to Reality" where they discover "Red Dwarf" is a virtual reality game with David Lister being the hero character and they'd been playing the game wrong this whole time.

@dezraq 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from the US so no idea who Dizzy is but great video. I would love to see a complete history of the Oliver Twins I didn't know who they were until this video. They definitely have an interesting back story.

@brainimp 3 жыл бұрын

dude near the end you credited TheGebs24 as theBegs24 lol 1:13:40

@TheGamingMuso 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work mate! and Happy to have contributed the montage music for this! :D

@Novabug 3 жыл бұрын

I loved that bit of trash you did bud, awesome.

@Parmandur 3 жыл бұрын

As an American with zero knowledge or nostalgia for these games, I loved this overview. Well done, fascinating history.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

These comments make me the happiest. The fact that you have watched a video that is based on something you don't know about is reason enough for me to continue doing what I do

@Parmandur 3 жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom definitely keep it up, you've got talent for this, and I love a good historical documentary

@FantasticDizzy1 3 жыл бұрын

Well you've done it - my favourite complete history! Great so great thank you so much.

@Dargonhuman 3 жыл бұрын

This. This is the comment I was looking for, since your name features so heavily in the Sponsor/Patreon outro. Congrats on the feature!

@FantasticDizzy1 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dargonhuman Thank you for your kind comments. I have been waiting for this complete history for a very long time. Best wishes.

@deepdive1683 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video. Very well put together and extremely informative. I’m British and knew next to nothing about Dizzy until recently so this is very interesting to me.

@jameswalt1 Жыл бұрын

Great video! One thing I didn’t understand was the reference to the 90’s before their game show appearance - which was around 1984. I rewatched that part several times and don’t get it

@garethpegg4 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video - thanks so much for creating

@jimmimak 3 жыл бұрын

I played Fantastic Dizzy on the Game Gear when I was young and it's the most nostalgic game for me. Much later I bought the Master System version and attempted to complete it, but the jump mechanics change drastically on the last boss to be much more like the NES version, so I wasn't able to beat it (you can see my entire attempt on my channel). Codemasters made some great games like Micro Machines, Cosmic Spacehead, and CJ Elephant Antics.

@yolkfolk_com 3 жыл бұрын

Eggcellent. See you then. :)

@jasondavis378 3 жыл бұрын

High-five to DJ Slope!

@MiamiSunrise 3 жыл бұрын

This is a really amazing video. Its entertaining, informative and interesting and I bet it took forever to edit this much content. Major major respect to you DJ Slope, this is definitely one of your best videos. I'm shocked you didn't make this 2 parts but I was happy to see it all at once! Incredible work sir! *HI-FIVE!!*

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

It did take forever... I collapsed big time after it was all done

@deadredherring 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing this history out to the world. I never played Dizzy growing up, can't even remember seeing him at all in Sweden. Never the less, it is a big piece of gaming history and especially that of the European side of it. Great work, keep it up!

@sheilaburrowes9081 Жыл бұрын

Yep, I've always supported European devs because we've often got the short end of the stick in terms of publicity. I know we can't really complain in Britain as we have the biggest game industry outside of the US and Japan, but so many great games made here in the '80s were missed! What's the best Swedish-developed franchise/game?

@paultapping9510 8 ай бұрын

When I was a wee'un, my babysitters son had a commodore (I think) and would sometimes let me watch him play treasure island dizzy. I never actually got to play it myself, mind. But it always stuck with me. Incredible music, graphics and fiendish (well, I was 7 so maybe not...) puzzles! Great stuff!

@petewooding3758 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such an interesting video, clearly a massive amount of work has gone into it. Sending a high 5 as requested! It gave me both a great walk down memory lane and lots of new information as well. I was a die-hard C64 kid and so many great memories, especially around Treasure Island Dizzy and Fantasy World Dizzy, those two kept me busy for hours. Even if I did keep dropping the snorkel at the wrong time and dying. I'd never really thought how Dizzy was an early mascot - makes perfect sense & probably part of why I loved the games so much. Cheers!

@jphasson 3 жыл бұрын

Love your "Complete History" vids. As an American, I only vaguely remember Dizzy. Turning 38 tomorrow so you can see that I was a total Nintendo and Sega kid. Computer gaming just never made the mark here like it did in Europe.

@Gatorade69 3 жыл бұрын

There was a couple of Dizzy games on consoles. I had Fantastic Dizzy on the Genesis when I was younger.

@gizagoogames2595 3 ай бұрын

Dizzy was my childhood! My dad and my uncle used to call each other to trade solutions the problems . On the zx spectrum. The oliver twins are definitely legends in my eyes

@sirianfelixbrightonesquire3247 Жыл бұрын

I’m American. Around 4-5 I remember playing the “The Fantastic adventures of Dizzy” on NES. Though I remember it being too hard for me. I didn’t get far, if anywhere. But the game stuck with me. I never forgot the images of Dizzy in the treehouse. After like 20 years I found it. I own it, and I’ve been trying to beat it all week lol. I have always loved this game. The graphics really saved this game in my memory. Playing through it, It’s a beautiful game.

@teddybouka 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve only heard of Dizzy from an AVGN episode, I had no idea it was such a successful franchise.

@Jorendo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Never heard of Dizzy myself even though I'm from Europe. Maybe i was a bit too young as i was born in 83. Or maybe my interests weren't there yet to remember it. We had the Nintendo in my country so focus went to that and the gameboy (we didn't had a nintendo at home, only the gameboy but my uncle and friends had the NES). Still was a nice watch and to see how it all started :)

@bkslsh 3 жыл бұрын

High Five Bro. The only reason I started watching was because I played Fantastic Dizzy on Sega Genesis with my Mom when I was very young - one of the first video games I ever played. I stayed, cause I had no idea Dizzy lore was so deep. I always thought it felt like an old school DOS adventure, and finding out it started life as a ZX Spectrum game makes perfect sense. We never did beat Fantastic Dizzy, but I've since re-acquired a copy. I'll have to see if I can run the gauntlet and finally finish it after nearly 30 years. No save states, only original hardware here. Thanks for the awesome video. I could tell a lot of effort went into it.

@HybridAngelZero 3 жыл бұрын

*Gives a high-five* Of course I'd watch the entire thing! I am from the US, but I have a particular fascination with some of these old series, it's like a whole new world of classic games I never got to discover! I have a huge amount of respect for Dizzy and the brothers who created him!

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Hi5! I did this video not only for the UK Market but also to show off to Americans just how important these 2 guys were for gaming

@martynadams754 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Dizzy on my Spectrum growing up, remember having the cap and made my own Dizzy lunchbox by tracing the characters from magazines, cutting them out and making a scene on the lunchbox. I did get some funny looks :)

@manshovel 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. It was very thorough and hits all the right feels. It's very apparent that a lot of time was spent producing it and I certainly enjoyed it. As an American gamer, I was never exposed to Dizzy until recently, so I'm looking at the series with a pair of virgin eyes sans the proverbial rose-colored lenses. This video has certainly piqued my interest. Nice work!

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it. Go to the oliver twins website to play most the games for free in ur browser

@coyoteartist 3 жыл бұрын

Of course I know what the Young Ones and Only Fools and Horses are, I've only been watching PBS my entire life. Although sadly our local station doesn't do the Brit Coms anymore. Anyway, I gave a go at Dizzy on emulator sometime last year. I think if I were a kid again and had more patience, I'd really enjoy it.

@Turbo_Waitress 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh! The NES Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy game was one of the first games I ever had. I loved playing that when I was little but it was so difficult! So much nostalgia.

@RedlacUK 3 жыл бұрын

2020 has been crap so far, but this video has made it much better. Some C=64 Nostalgia is much needed. Thanks to the Oliver Twins for giving us Dizzy. You're gaming legends, don't let anyone tll you otherwise.

@marksutton2860 22 күн бұрын

Cheers for this mate 👍 bought back happy memories.

@SonicZR1 3 жыл бұрын

Considering the recent news, I really hope Oliver twins are the ones having rights on Dizzy and games about Dizzy, not Codemasters.

@brunomoraes9967 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from Brazil. Had NO IDEA any of this existed (except for Dizzy, and I believe it was actually in your channel that I heard of him)

@brunomoraes9967 3 жыл бұрын

High five! I watched until the end!

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Hi5... huge thanks

@Settledown77 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video! As a guy born in 1977 getting a Spectrum +2, Dizzy was gaming. I just went through my games & realised, from this video of gameplay, a few of the Dizzy games I got, I never played!! I should set my Spectrum back up and have a go at Fantasy World & Magic Land Dizzy.

@Hiawathajohnson 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Oregon 🇺🇸 🌎. Thank u I found oliver twins collection on Evercade and its great!!!

@donnylad2k11 2 жыл бұрын

I love Dizzy when I was a kid I had a ZX spectrum (the 1 with the tape deck on the side of it) and played Dizzy game god knows how many times. Dizzy is such a special child hood game of mine and brings back child hood memories.

@johnaraya3761 3 жыл бұрын

Man been waiting for this one. Another great episode D.J.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it mate. Glad u like

@johnaraya3761 3 жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom there hasnt been one yet i didnt like D.J.

@farleykellet 9 ай бұрын

such a great series overview! was my first "proper pc game" after atari and sega games, and since English isn't my mother tongue it made 7yo me spend hours translating every single word, I guess I was really determined to actually play it 😂 buuuut, Gary Numan casually hanging out in the show, anyone? I'm a big Tubeaway Army lover, so it felt like the best fanservice ever!

@sovrinn16 3 жыл бұрын

American here, rented Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy as a kid and really liked it, was into King's Quest et al and saw this as a hybrid of Sierra and Mario. Had no idea until the 00's and hot takes of the internet how huge this guy was back home. This is one case where the US missed out on a top-notch franchise!

@sheilaburrowes9081 Жыл бұрын

That's a great description. And, yeah, it's sad how much retro history Americans missed out on. Not that it's their fault of course!

@jasonviande5053 2 жыл бұрын

I learned about Dizzy (and the ZX Spectrum and all the other 8bit micro stuff I missed due to being an American) due exclusively to Retro Gamer Magazine, and I LOVE this stuff. I'd love for you to do more videos on the devs and publishers on the 8-bits.

@thehootsforce4201 3 жыл бұрын

Best Dizzy memory is the synthesised speech that greeted me at the start of Fantasy World Dizzy.

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

@Evilgrebo 3 жыл бұрын

I remember my local store having a big display of Dizzy sometime in the early 90s. I must have had everyone that came out on the ST. I also got to meet them at an event a few years back. They planned all the games out on sheets of grid paper stuck together into a big map.

@pokeybit Жыл бұрын

I loved the Dizzy games on my Amstrad. Great video thanks, from the UK also.

@NoxAtratus 3 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome vid. Absolutely loved every minute. I’ll be looking here way more often now.

@gailspooner1540 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Dizzy, played Fantasy World Dizzy and Treasure Island Dizzy to death on my Amstrad CPC 464, plus a few others. Later, Seymour came along and I had a lot of fun with those games too. Absolute classics!

@micshork 3 жыл бұрын

I wish you had talked more about the Seymour games, they are technically a spinoff series of Dizzy, similar to how Yoshi spun off from Mario, and how Mario spun off from Donkey Kong.

@kutulukutu 3 жыл бұрын

America here. I have no idea what you're talking about. I know Dizzy from the Aladdin Deck Enhancer 😂 So, I'm learning things, at least!

@atari-staffroom 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You've raised the bar high mate. I'm off to play some ST T.I. Dizzy🙌

@slopesgameroom 3 жыл бұрын

Yep... what massive franchise should I cover next?

@atari-staffroom 3 жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom Erm...I think a crowd pleaser would be Monty Mole. If you want to go down the mascot rabbit hole though check out Microdeal's Cuthbert ( some true lunacy/ genius lurks there). Have a good one.

@607 3 жыл бұрын

Heyy, 20 seconds after the premiere fully ended I finally managed to get the Google Pay thing working. Thanks again! I won't stay a member, I just wanted to donate in some way. I will be subscribed, though, and am hoping to have opportunity to watch back some previous videos. :)

@30somethingmanchild 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Oliver Twins Collection for the Evercade. It's a great edition to the console

@MrThunderwing 3 жыл бұрын

Well, you've earned yourself a well deserved like for this one Dan, great job. Despite being an owner of both a Spectrum 48k and 128k +2 back in the day, I've never actually played any of the Dizzy games. I'm going to have to rectify that at some point.